Category and Strategic Sourcing Manager

21 hours ago

Atlanta, Georgia, United States Microsoft Corporation Full time
Job Title: Category and Strategic Sourcing Manager

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I) is the team behind the cloud, responsible for delivering over 200 Microsoft web portals, Live and Online Services worldwide. We are seeking a passionate, high-energy individual to help build the network that powers the world's largest online services.

Job Summary:

The Category and Strategic Sourcing Manager will lead the sourcing of construction services in support of our build program across the AMER region. This role will be responsible for defining, maintaining, and executing on sourcing strategies for complex projects and/or purchasing opportunities to ensure optimal cost and sufficient continuity of supply and/or service.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Sourcing: Defines, maintains, and executes on sourcing strategies for one or more complex projects and/or purchasing opportunities to ensure optimal cost and sufficient continuity of supply and/or service.
  • Compliance: Applies an end-to-end understanding of the tradeoffs between Microsoft and key suppliers to drive business impact by influencing senior managers cross-functionally or cross-regionally to apply market intelligence and adopt practices that enable execution with consistency, accuracy, quality, and timeliness of delivery.
  • Procurement and Contracts: Processes or supports stakeholder procurement requests for complex purchasing categories via engagement and/or leveraging workflow process or technology, where applicable in support of product and service requirements.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Statistics, or related field AND 8+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, logistics, operations-related roles, or engineering.
  • OR equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of construction experience.
  • 5+ years of experience working in a cross-functional team environment on dynamic large-scale capital and/or hyperscale datacenter programs.
  • 3+ years of experience negotiating master agreements.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Quantity Surveying or other related construction qualification AND 10+ years post-graduate experience in construction supply chain and/or construction procurement specifically with large complex capital projects.
  • Commercial understanding and experience of driving and developing key contractual components of categories (General Contractor, Civil Works Contracting, Architect / Engineer, Commissioning, Project Management, Cost Management and other construction services suppliers).
  • Knowledge of Datacenter industry preferable and/or mission-critical experience and experience managing a variety of project delivery methods – ability to collaborate with a project team in defining risk and developing the appropriate contracting and compensation approaches.
What We Offer:

Microsoft offers a competitive salary range of $115,000 - $200,300 per year, depending on location. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/careers/benefits

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to .

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